Paul Cunningham
@paulnews.bsky.social
Political Correspondent for RTÉ, Ireland’s public service broadcaster.
Dubliner Colm Byrne has posted this video from the Hio vessel which is part of the #globalsumudflotilla seeking to reach #Gaza
September 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Dubliner Colm Byrne has posted this video from the Hio vessel which is part of the #globalsumudflotilla seeking to reach #Gaza
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@paulnews.bsky.social will be stepping in to present tomorrow's show, where he will be joined by guests:
Minister of State, Eimear Higgins, TD Nash Ged and TD Louise O'Reilly to discuss the #presidency and the upcoming #budget2026.
Broadcasts at noon on @rteone.rte.ie
Minister of State, Eimear Higgins, TD Nash Ged and TD Louise O'Reilly to discuss the #presidency and the upcoming #budget2026.
Broadcasts at noon on @rteone.rte.ie
September 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
@paulnews.bsky.social will be stepping in to present tomorrow's show, where he will be joined by guests:
Minister of State, Eimear Higgins, TD Nash Ged and TD Louise O'Reilly to discuss the #presidency and the upcoming #budget2026.
Broadcasts at noon on @rteone.rte.ie
Minister of State, Eimear Higgins, TD Nash Ged and TD Louise O'Reilly to discuss the #presidency and the upcoming #budget2026.
Broadcasts at noon on @rteone.rte.ie
Best of luck to Aine Lawlor and Mary Wilson after stellar work on morning ireland over many years - two generous colleagues and excellent journalists
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Best of luck to Aine Lawlor and Mary Wilson after stellar work on morning ireland over many years - two generous colleagues and excellent journalists
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"Britain is on the cusp of race war, he told me. If that prospect saddened him, it didn’t show. ‘We are talking about inter-ethnic violence.’"
I went to Reform UK's conference, for @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I went to Reform UK's conference, for @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Peter Geoghegan · Short Cuts: Reform’s Disaster Capitalism
Reform has been accused of lacking policy: its critics say it’s a party of Farage and his epigones, with few firm...
www.lrb.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"Britain is on the cusp of race war, he told me. If that prospect saddened him, it didn’t show. ‘We are talking about inter-ethnic violence.’"
I went to Reform UK's conference, for @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I went to Reform UK's conference, for @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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A very good overview of Ireland's relationship with Lebanon by @paulnews.bsky.social
The troubled history of Irish involvement in Lebanon
Ireland's relationship with Lebanon goes back as far as 1958, when a team of 50 officers was deployed there.
www.rte.ie
August 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
A very good overview of Ireland's relationship with Lebanon by @paulnews.bsky.social
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Israel is deliberately depriving people of water in #Gaza.
The amount of water available for Palestinians is incredibly insufficient.
This is unacceptable: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
The amount of water available for Palestinians is incredibly insufficient.
This is unacceptable: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
August 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Israel is deliberately depriving people of water in #Gaza.
The amount of water available for Palestinians is incredibly insufficient.
This is unacceptable: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
The amount of water available for Palestinians is incredibly insufficient.
This is unacceptable: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-is...
My blog from Japan: www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Taoiseach 'deeply moved' at meeting Hiroshima survivor
When the US warplane dropped a 4,400kg atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and 43 seconds later it detonated 600 metres above the city, eight-year-old Teruko Yahata was playing in her garden on what was a sunny...
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July 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My blog from Japan: www.rte.ie/news/politic...
EXPO25 in Osaka, Japan, tonight
July 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
EXPO25 in Osaka, Japan, tonight
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Behind the Story: @paulnews.bsky.social and @katiehannon.bsky.social on the 'wild west' of corporal punishment, defence spending and Jeff Bezos wedding
A school beating, defence spend and 27 dresses!
Behind the Story · Episode
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June 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Behind the Story: @paulnews.bsky.social and @katiehannon.bsky.social on the 'wild west' of corporal punishment, defence spending and Jeff Bezos wedding
My latest blog www.rte.ie/news/2025/06...
'Die trying to live' - Survivor on Srebrenica genocide
On the 30th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia Herzegovina, Paul Cunningham tells the story of one man who survived the genocide, but whose four brothers were killed.
www.rte.ie
June 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
My latest blog www.rte.ie/news/2025/06...
An unusual political story: www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Dept has 'concerns' about Iranian opposition group
The Department of Foreign Affairs says it has concerns about an Iranian opposition group, which a delegation of seven Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators supported at a conference in Paris last May.
www.rte.ie
June 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
An unusual political story: www.rte.ie/news/politic...
A personal blog this time: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
Historic abuse policy is welcome but is just a first step
The policy - Child Protection Procedures for Schools, 2025 - is an update on its original 2017 document. One of the key innovations is, for the first time, to provide explicit guidance to schools on h...
www.rte.ie
June 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A personal blog this time: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
My latest blog: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
Expect race for Ireland's next president to be a sprint
When it comes to the race to elect what our Constitution describes as the person "who shall take precedence over all other persons in the State", expect a sprint rather than a marathon.
www.rte.ie
June 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
My latest blog: www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
Delighted to be back in the News at One hot seat - join us at 1pm for all the latest domestic and international news on RTE Radio One
June 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Delighted to be back in the News at One hot seat - join us at 1pm for all the latest domestic and international news on RTE Radio One
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A convicted rapist who threatened and harassed three female Sunday World journalists has been jailed for 11 years.
Man who harassed female journalists jailed for 11 years
A convicted rapist who threatened and harassed three female Sunday World journalists has been jailed for 11 years.
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June 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A convicted rapist who threatened and harassed three female Sunday World journalists has been jailed for 11 years.
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First census of the Irish Free State to be digitised and released in April next year.
Most anticipated!
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Most anticipated!
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
1926 census to be available online after digitisation
The first census carried out by the State will be available online next year, Minister for Arts, Culture and Communications Patrick O'Donovan is expected to tell the Cabinet.
www.rte.ie
May 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
First census of the Irish Free State to be digitised and released in April next year.
Most anticipated!
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Most anticipated!
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
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Tesla sales in UK year on year to April down 62%.
May 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Tesla sales in UK year on year to April down 62%.
Who can vote in Ireland?
May 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Who can vote in Ireland?
My latest blog… www.rte.ie/news/2025/05...
Code Red: Ireland's dodgy electoral register
One of the few things I can recall from my business classes in secondary school is the phrase E&OE, which stands for "errors and omissions excepted".
www.rte.ie
May 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
My latest blog… www.rte.ie/news/2025/05...
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Trump post about Canada
No I don't understand any of it
No I don't understand any of it
April 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Trump post about Canada
No I don't understand any of it
No I don't understand any of it
Congrats to my buddy @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social at the launch of his novel in Dublin today
April 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Congrats to my buddy @jiminwalkinstown.bsky.social at the launch of his novel in Dublin today
Congrats to Eamonn McCann who has been made a life member of the @nujofficial.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Congrats to Eamonn McCann who has been made a life member of the @nujofficial.bsky.social
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🔴 Remember Aria, the “moonshot" research agency dreamed up by Dominic Cummings?
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
Democracy for Sale 1, Dominic Cummings 0
We fought to expose the £800m research agency that Cummings built to escape scrutiny - and we won.
democracyforsale.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🔴 Remember Aria, the “moonshot" research agency dreamed up by Dominic Cummings?
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
It's funded by £800m in public money but exempt from FOI laws
We decided to fight for transparency... and we won 🎉
New on Democracy for Sale w/ @lucasamin.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/dominic-cu...
Great event - worth a look: exhibition opening at Dublin Castle tonight on Casimir Markievicz - husband of Irish revolutionary Constance. A gem of hidden history
April 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Great event - worth a look: exhibition opening at Dublin Castle tonight on Casimir Markievicz - husband of Irish revolutionary Constance. A gem of hidden history